Dating Advice for Dummies ... and From One

Have you ever heard a terrible song on the radio and thought, "Wow. If that's all it takes to be a singer, why am I working this 9 to 5"?

Well, that's how I reacted when reading about a book by a self-proclaimed "good" brother who calls himself offering advice to Black women. I've never used the word "poppycock" before, but it was never warranted as much as in this case.

Take a look.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/27/AR2008082703400.html

So in a nutshell, what's this brother's nugget of wisdom? He thinks women should cook, be scantily clad and leave him alone to relax.

Yes, someone saw fit to publish his nonsense, and it's not one of those "For Dummies" books!

Look out for my new book coming in January '09.

Why Can't My Tub Clean Itself?

Someone needs to invent a self-cleaning house. It’s the 21st century. Man has been to the moon. Sheep are created in beakers. Why can’t my tub clean itself?

Day after day, week after week, it’s the same routine. I pull out cleansers, sponges, dusters, the Swiffer, paper towels, rubber gloves and get to work. It wouldn’t be so tedious if there were an end, or even a vacation in sight, but there isn’t. You can escape work. You can escape people, but you can’t escape the dust. Eventually, it shows up. You can run, but you can’t hide.

I appreciate the iPod and vehicles and especially the World Wide Web, but what would really be nice is a floor that never needed to be scrubbed, a carpet that never needed to be vacuumed and the complete eradication of spider webs!

Is there a genius out there who can work on that?